The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is advising that three of its depots will be used as polling stations on Election Day. These are the Montego Bay, Swallowfield and Spanish Town Depots. Regular operations at these locations will therefore be suspended for Thursday, September 3, 2020. These locations will remain closed to the public on Friday, September 4, 2020 to facilitate...

It has been brought to the attention of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, that a number of employers have mandated that workers who are engaged and contracted to serve as Election Day Workers by the Electoral Office of Jamaica, in the upcoming General Elections on Thursday, September 3, 2020, are required to self- quarantine for a minimum of...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise its customers that due to the country’s General Elections, all Tax Offices and TAJ business locations will be closed to the public at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday September 3, 2020. Additionally, staff will be allowed to leave at 2:00 p.m., thereby allowing TAJ personnel to exercise their right to vote. Regular business hours...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is working towards greater use of technology in its activities, particularly in conducting general elections. In a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Get the Facts’ interview, Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, said the system will be utilised in seven constituencies during the General Election on Thursday (September 3). “What it does is it uses biometrics....

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, is reminding electors to bear in mind certain conditions laid out by the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) as they go to the polls on September 3. Voters are being asked to be mindful of what they wear to the polling stations to cast their ballots. “The ROPA requires the cessation of campaigning 24...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has expressed confidence in its selection of Election Day workers who will be placed in the 2,200 polling stations throughout the island on September 3. “From the recruitment process, we have ensured that we get a certain quality of persons and I am confident that the quality of persons we got are of a...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that the staff and polling station material are in place for Election Day Workers and members of the police and military forces to cast their vote on Monday, August 31 from 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Preparations have been made to accommodate voting for the 46,777 special services electors ahead of the September 3...